SD-WAN Solutions Are Not Security Solutions

The key drivers for adopting SD-WAN are to improve agility, simplify management, and reduce costs in the form of reduced CAPEX, OPEX, as well as savings in network service provider expenses. However, security is becoming a bigger SD-WAN concern. Challenges and risks that users of SD-WAN may likely be experiencing include:

Egressing of traffic in places that is not getting inspected by a Next-Generation Firewall

Internal traffic between sites on the internal network can be vulnerable to lateralization attacks and the propagation of malware or other threats

False sense of security from SD-WAN solutions; SD-WAN solutions are not security solutions

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The OPAQ Cloud Integrates with SD-WAN Solutions and Protects from the Internet to the Endpoint

BYOD and Remote Workforce Trends Increase Cyber Risk

As remote workforce and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trends continue to expand together with adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, organizations are forced to secure an increasingly distributed network. The cyber risk associated with “shadow IT” and these devices is growing every day, and IT teams are struggling to maintain visibility and control to protect their network.

The OPAQ Cloud Provides Visibility and Control into All Hosts on Your Network

With the OPAQ Cloud, you will have the ability to instantly gain visibility into all of the hosts and devices on your network. At the click of a button, organizations can apply a uniform, consistent security policy across all users and endpoints via the OPAQ 360 Portal.

Tired of the cost and latency associated with MPLS?

Many midsize enterprises rely on MPLS telecommunications providers to handle security infrastructure and management. MPLS services can be very costly and since their Internet access is private, is often misunderstood to be secure. These midsize organizations are also hairpinning traffic through their headquarters to apply security. This creates a latency drag on networking performance and negatively impacts user experience.

With the OPAQ Cloud, service providers can help midsize enterprises displace MPLS and utilize our private, reliable network backbone that is more cost-effective, fast, and secure. With OPAQ, backhauling can be eliminated, since traffic goes through the OPAQ Pods directly to its destination – all the while protected by the robust OPAQ Cloud.

Sophisticated Attacks Continue to Target Security Gaps

Service providers recognize that midsize enterprises face difficulties securing and controlling existing infrastructure due to the large number of products and vendors, lack of resources, budget and security expertise. Top challenges include:

Protecting against ransomware and other malware-targeted attacks – Cyber criminals increasingly develop new strains of ransomware and malware for targeted attacks against organizations of all sizes.

The OPAQ Cloud Integrates Enterprise-Grade Security Capabilities

OPAQ alleviates these challenges by integrating enterprise-grade security capabilities into the OPAQ Cloud and our private networking backbone, which frees up resources and reduces costs. The OPAQ 360 Portal empowers partners to deliver tighter control to midsize enterprises by allowing them to apply a consistent security policy and centralize visibility across their customer’s entire distributed network. The OPAQ Cloud scans all inbound, outbound, and site-to-site communications and content running on an end user’s network to identify and mitigate malicious traffic. The OPAQ Cloud is always upgraded real-time with our patented NFV technology to equip organizations with the most advanced protection.

The OPAQ Cloud addresses a multitude of threats including:

Protecting against ransomware and other malware-targeted attacks – The OPAQ Cloud empowers service providers to easily manage vulnerabilities and exploits; malware, spyware and ransomware; botnets, command and control systems; Advanced Persistent Threats; and Zero-day threats.

Insider threats or supply chain access control – OPAQ’s Software-Defined Network Segmentation delivers micro-segmentation, quarantine, and other capabilities that prevent east-west lateral movement inside your customer’s network. You will be able to isolate and quarantine compromised workstations to prevent infections from spreading throughout your customer’s network.

Mobile, remote workforce/ BYOD – With the OPAQ Cloud, service providers can apply uniform, consistent security policies across all users and endpoints for each of their midsize enterprise customers.

Legacy security product implementation slows business agility

Many organizations current evaluate, acquire, implement, manage and update new products and services in a lengthy process that can take months to years. The process of acquiring, deploying and maintaining these legacy security products and services is time consuming and resource intensive. Change means an exorbitant amount of time, money, and resources, which most organizations simply don’t have. For example, if a merger and acquisition were to be on the horizon, are you agile and adaptive enough to immediately accommodate those needs?

The OPAQ Cloud secures your environment in minutes, rather than months

OPAQ eliminates the burden associated with the deployment, testing, acquisition and management of security products so organizations can be empowered with instant-on security that can accommodate practically any change or business requirement. OPAQ has been shown to reduce deployment time by 91% when compared to the time and logistics typically required to roll out traditional, legacy security tools.

Tired of juggling legacy point solutions to protect your growing number of SaaS Apps?

Service providers recognize midsize enterprises are constantly adapting their environments to meet end users’ needs by increasingly adopting a multitude of SaaS applications. The growing importance of mobility also intensifies the difficulties of managing a distributed network environment. This constant state of change and expansion creates security challenges for midsize enterprises and their service providers. Traditional and legacy security tools do not provide service providers and their customers with the ability to maintain control and visibility over multiple SaaS applications and mobile users.

The OPAQ Cloud centralizes security control over all SaaS applications

The OPAQ Cloud simplifies and tightens control by applying a unified security policy over all SaaS applications and mobile users. Partners will be able to achieve centralized visibility over their customer’s network with the OPAQ 360 Portal, which delivers 24/7/365 monitoring and reporting capabilities.

So many security products, so little money and time

Evolving business requirements have forced organizations to manage and control security across multiple applications. The new applications, branch offices, and remote users require additional security tools that involve length, cost-intensive acquisition, implementation and management process. Organizations also face vendor fatigue with an abundant numbers of businesses offering a range of products and services.

No more hardware, software and logistics

OPAQ delivers a groundbreaking solution that allows organizations to eliminate the cost and complexity associated with acquisition, testing, deployment and management of legacy security tools. OPAQ has helped clients:

Reduce complexity by 80% via the elimination of security products, policies, and vendors.

Slash costs by more than 40% by eliminating costs associated with product acquisition, support, implementation, device management, and security operations.

Midsize Companies have an Average of 13 Branch Offices and a Growing Number of Remote Users

A typical organization today has a headquarters office and multiple branch offices, as well as mobile and remote users. Businesses may find their environments changing on sudden notice through mergers and acquisitions or divestitures. Many organizations found securing distributed branch offices using legacy tools is insufficient without big budgets, infrastructure and expertise to maintain control, visibility and security.

Centralize Branch Office Security with OPAQ

The OPAQ Cloud is purpose-built to simplify and tighten control by applying a consistent security policy across an organization’s branch offices, mobile and remote users. Each branch office and network asset connects to OPAQ. Organizations achieve centralized visibility over their network through the OPAQ secure portal, which delivers monitoring and reporting capabilities.